3M announced it is investing in contactless e-payments system provider motionID technologies AG through its 3M New Ventures wing. Munich-based motionID is the developer of an innovative e-payment system, VIATAG, that enables drivers to automatically pay parking fees without having to whip out their wallets. The system uses a small RFID tag attached to the […]

HID Global announced FIPS 201 certification for its line of multiCLASS magnetic stripe readers. The expansion offers U.S. government organizations a simplified path as they begin to migrate programs from legacy magnetic stripe cards to contactless 13.56 MHz FIPS201 credentials. HID Global’s multiCLASS line of multi-technology readers allows an agency’s access control system to function […]

Duke University students have been using mobile devices to check their DukeCard account balances for years, but a newly launched iPhone application simplifies access to the card program’s site and makes it easier to perform a range of functions, says Matthew Drummond, director of the campus card office at Duke. Previously, the DukeCard Office had […]

A pruning back of industry players has been under way in recent months, as three key companies in the biometrics and identity space have given in to acquisition deals. Within a period of a month and a half, L-1 Identity Solutions was acquired by Safran, L-1 competitor Cogent Systems was picked up by 3M and […]

John Schwartz, program manager for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), was going to begin an update on the program with the words “eight-years ago,” but then thought better of it. It has been that long since Congress mandated that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) create a credential for secure access to ports, and the […]

Securing online identities is a hot topic. Gemalto and Microsoft Corp. have partnered to bring a product to market combining smart cards with cryptography to enhance privacy and trust. Gemalto’s James McLaughlin discusses the partnership with Microsoft and how it may change the way people identify themselves online. “It allows a person a way to […]

RSA was recently the victim in a hacker which may have lead to information related to RSA’s SecurID two-factor authentication products being taken. Art Coviello, executive chairman at RSA, informed the public about the attack in an open letter on RSA’s Web site. “Our investigation has led us to believe that the attack is in […]